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Friday, August 12, 2011

So Not Expecting That

Well, we had our appointment with the ENT and he told us that our 9yo needs surgery. I was so not expecting that. I was aware that we might need to do this some time in the future but I was hoping that we could wait until she was older. And I was expecting that he would give some ideas or medicine or something that would fix it.

Nope, not this time. He was very definite that she needed surgery. He showed us her CT scans and even we could see the difference in her sinus cavities. The right side was nice and big and black. The left side was small and filled with stuff. It was about a third of the size of the right size. The bone that separates the nose from the sinus cavity was curving and it looked like her eye was sinking a bit. She has negative pressure in her sinus cavity and it has to be corrected. ASAP

So, on the 22nd of August she will be going in for surgery to clean out her sinuses and blow it up/stretch it out to the right size. Sounds great, huh? I'm not thinking so. The best part is that she has to do it again 10 days after that. Again. Yup, two surgeries in 10 days.

That is so awesome.

NOT.

But if this fixes the problems she has been having it will be worth it. I am hoping that she won't suffer with sinus infections, snoring, not sleeping well, waking up with a swollen face.

Hopefully we won't see this every morning and we will just see her sweet smiling face. Prayers would be appreciated greatly.

The Starfish Story

While walking on the beach one day, I saw a Starfish by the shore. And everywhere I looked it seemed, I saw a thousand more. Then what to my surprise appeared? A boy of nine or ten. And as the Starfish washed ashore, he threw them back again. "One Starfish won't make a difference son; You can't change this situation." He stooped and picked up one more Starfish, then looking right at me, "I can make a difference for this one, sir" and returned it to the sea. So I went and gathered all my friends, my brothers and my cousins. We joined in with that little boy and saved Starfish by the dozens. There are still many to be rescued-many "Starfish" on life's shore. And you can make a difference too...by saving just one more. C.C. Milbrandt